Jules is a sci-fi comedy-drama film directed by Marc Turtletaub from a screenplay by Gavin Steckler. The 2023 film follows Milton Robinson, an elderly man whose peaceful life is interrupted when a UFO crashes in his backyard. He soon befriends the alien, but things go awry when his neighbors and the government learn about the alien. Jules stars Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Zoë Winters, Jade Quon, and Jane Curtin. So, if you loved the entertaining story and likable characters in Jules, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Rent on Prime Video)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a sci-fi adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Melissa Mathison. The 1982 film follows Elliott, a young boy who comes across an alien and names him E.T. Elliott soon discovers that E.T. is stranded on Earth and decides to help him find his way back home with the help of his friends. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial stars Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, K.C. Martel, and Sean Frye.
Paul (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Paul is a sci-fi comedy road trip film directed by Greg Mottola from a screenplay co-written by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The 2011 film follows Graeme Willy and Clive Gollings, two British best friends and comic book and sci-fi geeks, who come across an alien, but they are soon chased by Secret Service agents. Paul stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, John Carroll Lynch, Sigourney Weaver, and Seth Rogen.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Rent on Prime Video)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a sci-fi drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The 1977 film follows Roy Neary, an electrical lineman from Indiana, whose life completely changes when he encounters a UFO, which draws him to the Wyoming wilderness. Close Encounters of the Third Kind stars Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melina Dillon, and François Truffaut.
The Man Who Fell to Earth (Rent on Prime Video)
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a sci-fi fantasy drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg from a screenplay by Paul Mayersberg. Based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, the 1976 film follows Thomas Newton, an alien who comes to Earth to steal Earth’s water and take it back to his planet. The Man Who Fell to Earth stars David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, and Buck Henry.
The Iron Giant (Rent on Prime Video)
The Iron Giant is an animated sci-fi family drama film directed by Brad Bird, who also co-wrote the film with Tim McCanlies. Based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes, the 1999 film is set during the Cold War, and it follows Hogarth Hughes, a young boy who comes across a giant robot alien and befriends it. Soon, he gets embroiled in a government hunt for the alien. The Iron Giant’s voice cast includes Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, John Mahoney, Eli Marienthal, Christopher McDonald, and M. Emmet Walsh.
Earth to Echo (Prime Video & Plex)
Earth to Echo is a sci-fi family drama film directed by Dave Green from a screenplay by Henry Gayden. The 2014 film revolves a group of young boys who come across an mechanical alien and decide to help it out of some trouble. Earth to Echo stars Teo Halm, Brian “Astro” Bradley, Reese C. Hartwig, and Ella Wahlestedt.
A Man Called Otto (Hulu, fuboTV & Rent on Prime Video)
A Man Called Otto is a comedy-drama film directed by Marc Foster from a screenplay by David Magee. Based on the 2015 Swedish film A Man Called Ove, which was based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Hannes Holm, the 2022 film follows Otto Anderson, a bitter elderly man who slowly but surely begins to warm to his new neighbors. A Man Called Otto stars Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Truman Hanks, and Mike Birbiglia.